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Possible discovery of mechanism behind mysterious COVID-19 symptoms
In patients with serious and long-term COVID-19, disturbed blood coagulation has often been observed. Now, researchers at Linköping University (LiU),...
Discovery of high-speed moving plasma turbulence for the first time in the world
Results shown in this article were published in a scientific journal of the Nature publishing group, Scientific Reports.Credit: National Institute...
Fungus induces abnormal growth of cocoa trees and then feeds on dead tissue
The action mechanism of the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa, which causes witch’s broom disease in cocoa trees, with major losses for Brazilian...
Watch dolphins line up to self-medicate skin ailments at coral “clinics”
If a human comes down with a rash, they might go to the doctor and come away with some ointment...
Creating HOPE: New app helps people struggling with opioids
With opioid-overdose deaths reaching an all-time high during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new app developed at UVA Health is helping people struggling...
Indonesia and Germany join forces to save biodiversity
Berlin, Germany; 19.05.2022 — Today, the Indonesian “Institut Pertanian Bogor University (IPB University)” and the German “Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife...
Scientists develop ‘off the shelf’ engineered stem cells to treat aggressive brain cancer
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are highly aggressive cancerous tumors of the brain and spinal cord. Brain cancers like GBM are challenging to...
Floquet matter and metamaterials: Time to join forces
Metamaterials—artificial media with tailored subwavelength structures—have now encompassed a broad range of novel properties that are unavailable in nature. This...
Standard test for multiple myeloma provides clues of a rare, more deadly type
AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 19, 2022) – A test for the common blood cancer multiple myeloma also holds clear clues that the...
Buck Scientist uncovers clues to aging in mitochondria
Many age-related diseases share a common feature: the mitochondria of cells begin to malfunction. While the cause is not known,...
Scripps Research awarded $67 million by NIH to lead new Pandemic Preparedness Center
LA JOLLA, CA—The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is...
NIAID announces antiviral drug development awards
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded approximately $577...
CMU and Columbia researchers magnify hidden biological structures with MAGNIFIERS
A research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Columbia have combined two emerging imaging technologies to better view a wide...
Maintaining normal serum potassium levels in peritoneal dialysis may reduce risk of peritonitis
This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) demonstrated that, compared with a reactive...
Graphene-wrapped zeolite membranes for fast hydrogen separation
The effects of global warming are becoming more serious, and there is a strong demand for technological advances to reduce...
Childhood circumstances and personality traits are associated with loneliness in older age
Life circumstances during childhood — including having fewer friends and siblings, low-quality relationships with parents, bad health and growing up...
NBA sees rise in acts of symbolic violence
A new analysis of NBA basketball broadcasts from 1998 to 2018 reveals a decline in acts of physical violence, such...
How on-screen representations of professions have changed over 70 years
Across 70 years of data on media subtitles for television and film, architecture and engineering are the most positively portrayed...
Women who embraced their partner subsequently had lower stress-induced cortisol response
Women instructed to embrace their romantic partner prior to undergoing a stressful experience had a lower biological stress response—as indicated...
Next-generation weather models cross the divide to real-world impact
Each winter, spring, and summer, extreme weather forecasters and researchers meet to test the latest, most promising severe weather forecast...
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